4.2% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 73% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Unley · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Unley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 40% of working residents in Unley are professionals, making this a highly skilled area where most people hold specialized roles. It is a place where high employment levels are common, though full-time work has fallen slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Unemployment is 4.2%, a rate that is lower than most similar areas and slightly below the state average.
62.2% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for locals at 19.2%, followed by professional and technical services at 13.6% and education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common here, held by 39.7% of the workforce. Managers make up another 17.5%, while clerical and administrative workers account for 11.6% of the local jobs.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Unley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED40044/unley/topic/employment